I'm still not sure what this finished piece will look like but at least
I have made a start....
I wanted a fabric that would resemble a spinnaker so I have gone with ripstop nylon for the background. I wanted the faces to be different colours (a bit of artistic licence) so I needed a fabric that I could dye and iron but still have the right look so it had to be a polyester pongee.
The first step was to dye the colour for the faces. Luckily I had some dyes that worked on synthetics so it was a fun morning dyeing small quantities of lots of different colours.
I didn't want to just stitch the faces as that wouldn't give me a bold enough line so I had to cut out the face outline from fabric and secure with fusible web before stitching.
My first couple of faces looked more like teletubbies but gradually they got better!!
The faces will be crudely hand sewn on the "spinnaker" background just as the patches are on the sails.....yes me and hand sewing but luckily it doesn't have to be neat!!
Now I just have to work out the spinnaker bit - do I go for something rectangular like a normal quilt/piece of art or something more like a spinnaker shape in which case how will it hang etc?
Decisions, decisions ....I expect I will still be pondering this on the next leg which will only give me 2 weeks before entries close when I get home!!
